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The 2010 Caribbean New Media Conference & Expo.
Regional->Caribbean
, Jamaica
October 27, 2010 - October 28, 2010
Caribbean Without Borders Conference
Regional->Caribbean
March 31, 2008 - April 2, 2008
FOR PAPERS
“The Caribbean Without Borders Conference”
March 31, 2008-April 2, 2008 at the University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras Campus
Graduate Student Conference on Caribbean Literature, Linguistics, and Culture
Keynote Speaker: Lelawattee Manoo-Rahming
Organized by the University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras, Graduate Students of the Department of English, College of Humanities
Possible topics include:
Caribbean Poetry, Drama, and Fiction
Creole Linguistics and Writing in Creole
Caribbean Music
Asian Caribbean Experience
Canadian Caribbean Experience
Caribbean Migrations
Gender and Representation
Sex/Sexuality in Caribbean Literature
Caribbean Religion in Caribbean Literature
Culture and Identity in the Caribbean
Caribbean Cinema
Submission Format:
Paper/Presentation Title
Abstract: 250-300 Words
Biography: 50 Words
University Affiliation
Mailing Address
E-mail Address
Telephone Number
Deadline for abstracts: November 30, 2007.
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The Caribbean Public Procurement (Law & Practice) Conference 2008
Regional->Caribbean
March 19, 2008 - March 20, 2008
ON TOP OF THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
EMERGING IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
LAW AND PRACTICE IN THE COMMONWEALTH
WITH SOME OF THE WORLD’S
MOST PROMINENT AND LEADING FACULTY
CPPC 2008 will give participants the unique oppurtunity to contribute to and be active
participants in the Movement toward public
Procurement reformative initiatives at both the
national and regionallevels to ensure the
achievement of the aims and objectives of the CSME
For the first time in the Commonwealth Caribbean CPPC 2008 brings together some of the world’s most prominent and leading faculty in the field of Public Procurement Law and Practice.
Conference Highlights:
- Keynote Speech delivered by Professor Sue Arrowsmith,Professor Public Procurement Law,
University of read more...
Annual Investment and Healthcare Conference
Regional->Caribbean
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
April 25, 2007 - April 28, 2007
April 25 - 28, 2007, healthcare administrators, hospitals, clinics, laboratories, equipment and supplies companies, will have the greatest opportunity to meet, participate and exchange ideas and contacts with healthcare leaders in the Latin-American region and the Caribbean.
This conference, that is rapidly growing, is going to be held in the beautiful Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic at the luxurious Reinassance Jaragua Hotel & Casino.
Approximately 60 of the most important companies in the healthcare sector and more than 250 CEO's and decision makers from hospitals, all read more...
Caribbean Days On Capitol Hill Conference
Regional->Caribbean
April 3, 2006 - April 5, 2006
on the theme, “The Challenge Continues, Its Global, Its Personal, Its Partnerships,” the conference will critically examine interconnected economic, immigration, health and social issues impacting the Caribbean-American community. Additionally, it will address ways in which Caribbean-Americans can advance their efforts to further the social, economic and political mobility within their homelands.
The Capitol Hill Conference will bring together families, community leaders, policy makers, and practitioners from government and private organizations, both national and international.
Escalating rates of HIV/AIDS crippling the Caribbean Diaspora, high occurrences of cancer in women of color, inadequate health care access, disparities in the education read more...
Safety Neuropharmacology
Regional->Caribbean
April 11, 2005 - April 12, 2005
current climate surrounding pharmaceutical development is lending itself to increased pressures on industry regarding the early safety assessment of drugs. As a result, preclinical toxicity screening methods for adverse cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, immunological and age-dependant effects have been receiving a lot of attention recently. However, testing guidelines and regulatory requirements can be vague, and somewhat lacking, as is evident in the case of neurotoxicity assessment.
ICH S7A clearly suggests testing all drugs for neurotoxic effects without suggesting specific testing methods. Undoubtedly, the value of preclinical neurotoxicity screens relies on their ability to properly identify and predict adverse effects on read more...
Caribbean Days On Capitol Hill Conference (CDOCH)
Regional->Caribbean
February 20, 2005 - February 23, 2005
People International Collective Inc (CPIC) presents the 2ND
Caribbean Days on the Hill Conference to address economic empowerment of the Caribbean region and reducing the spread of HIV.
The 2005 International CDOCH (3) three day conference will critically examine the numerous and complex economic, immigration, health and behavioral issues that restrict and /or facilitate the Caribbean-American community ability to improve conditions within their countries, control the spread of HIV, Reduce the number of persons affected with diabetes, and ability to participate in the advocacy process. read more...
"Developing Strategy and Policy for Small States in the Context of Global Change"
Regional->Caribbean
January 15, 2003 - January 17, 2003
of the West Indies
Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES)
The Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies of the University of the
West Indies announces its Fourth Annual Conference to be held in Barbados during the
period January 15 - 17, 2002.
The theme of the Conference is "Developing Strategy and Policy for Small States in the
Context of Global Change."
The Institute would welcome papers/panels dealing with the following issues:
1. Regional integration for the Small States of the Caribbean and the Pacific.
2. The Role of the Private and Public Sectors.
3. Regional and International Institutions and the Transformation read more...
Trajectories of Freedom: Caribbean Societies Past and Present
Regional->Caribbean
theme of the conference is inspired by the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade throughout the British Empire, which will be celebrated during 2007, but it is also intended to problematize and interrogate shifting notions and expressions of 'freedom' as they have evolved in Caribbean societies and as they are applied in the context of the contemporary Caribbean read more...
Practical Process Control Training - PID Tuning
Regional->Caribbean
how top companies maintain their competitive advantage by maximizing productivity and minimizing costs - by optimizing and controlling critical processes. Training is an essential element in equipping engineers and IT departments developing HMI applications for success and achieving that advantage.
Practical Process Control curriculum and how top companies use Control Station’s hands-on training services both to empower their human resources and to maximize the return on their capital investments.
PID simulation software demo and the complete book on process Control are part of the handouts.
Instructor Bio:
Dr. Robert Rice – Director of Solutions Engineering
Dr. Rice has published extensively on topics associated read more...
